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title: Approving Change
slug: citsmart-8-en/approving-change
description: Learn about the functionality of the Change Advisory Board (CAB) and how they approve or reject changes. Only CAB members have the authority to approve changes. Discover how the approval process is determined based on parameter 303, with "Y" meaning appro
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createdAt: 2022-01-19T22:20:05.000Z
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This functionality allows the <font color="#3b9f0f">**Change Advisory Board to approve or reject the change**</font>. Only members of the "**Change Advisory Board**" **(CAB)** can approve the change.&#x20;

To approve a change, pay attention to the configuration of **parameter 303** "**RFC voting using the absolute majority rule (50% + 1) (Values: “Y” or “N”, Default: “Y”)**, where the "**Y**" value defines the change approval when there is **more than 50% of the CAB approval** and the "**N**" value defines the change approval when there is **100% of CAB approval**.

## Before getting started

To approve or not a change, it is necessary to define:

- [x] That the group to which
  &#x20;the user is registered will have the value equal to '**YES**' for the Change Advisory
  &#x20;Board.
- [x] It is also necessary that the non-emergency or standard (Normal) flow types, and
  &#x20;"**workflow permissions**" of the group to which the user is part are enabled.

## Procedure



1. Access the main menu `Processes >
    Change Management > Change`;
2. Click on the first icon on the left side of the screen (placed next to the word
   &#x20;"**Change**") and then on "**Requests for voting**";
3. Click on the change you want. To view it, click on the icon of the same name.
4. To register the approval or rejection, click on the "**Voting**" icon, and select
   &#x20;the better option for your scenario and provide the necessary information;
5. Click on "**Save**".